Contact Don Smith
719-634-7624
don@peakbusinessbrokers.com

“PEAK was formed to provide the regional business owner with a highly professional means of achieving national and even international exposure. That type of broad exposure is critical to maximizing the purchase price of your business.”

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Don Smith
President / Broker

Don is among the most experienced business transaction professionals in the nation, with over 20 years of business valuation and sales experience. His firm, Peak Business Brokers, is a recognized leader in the sale of Rocky-Mountain based businesses—with a ‘listing-to-sale ratio’ nearly twice the national average.

With knowledge and experience gained through over 500 successful business transactions, Don understands what it takes to guide a business through the often-tumultuous path towards the closing table. Don’s business acquisition background includes ten years of Colorado-based business brokerage experience, and an eight-year affiliation with a national business valuation/mergers and acquisitions firm headquartered in Southern California. He has also worked with a St. Louis, Missouri-based investment banking firm and served as a consultant to several other investment banking firms and business brokers.

Don’s background includes owning a wholesale distribution firm; working in the field of economic development; and serving in various management positions with a marketing research firm and a consumer catalog/direct mail check company.

Don holds a Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Missouri, Columbia, and has completed postgraduate work at University of Missouri, St. Louis, the

University of Illinois, and St. Louis University. Industry memberships include the International Business Brokers Association and the Colorado Association of Business Intermediaries .

“To succeed in this business, you need to realize that a business sale is not just about the economics; it is a highly emotional process for all parties. You need to recognize and respect the needs of the buyer and seller, and manage the deal in a manner that accommodates the emotions that often enter the process.”